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One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new joint study from the University of Gothenburg and the German Alfred ...

The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists discovered that in the distant past, growing inflows of freshwater from ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...

Earth’s oceans absorbed another record volume of heat in 2025, reinforcing a pattern that climate scientists say is accelerating ice loss in the Arctic and storing energy that will shape weather ...

As the Arctic Ocean loses its sea ice due to climate change, sunlight penetrates deeper into the water and encourages the growth of tiny plant-like organisms (phytoplankton). But to thrive, they need ...

The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms. Two small, genetically distinct groups of killer whales now live in the Arctic ...

Amid rising Arctic tensions between the United States and Denmark, OACM proposes Greenland as the Arctic’s first Certified SAFE Marine Area, using Ocean Unity and Environmental Diplomacy to bridge ...

The Arctic just experienced its hottest year on record, a milestone that scientists said was already changing weather systems far beyond the polar circle. Surface air temperatures across the Arctic ...